{"id":1174938,"date":"2022-08-11T21:18:28","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T21:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/11\/former-new-york-governor-andrew-cuomo-files-lawsuit-against-state-attorney-general-letitia-james-stemming-from-prior-sexual-misconduct-allegations-that-led-to-his-resignation\/"},"modified":"2022-08-11T21:18:28","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T21:18:28","slug":"former-new-york-governor-andrew-cuomo-files-lawsuit-against-state-attorney-general-letitia-james-stemming-from-prior-sexual-misconduct-allegations-that-led-to-his-resignation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/11\/former-new-york-governor-andrew-cuomo-files-lawsuit-against-state-attorney-general-letitia-james-stemming-from-prior-sexual-misconduct-allegations-that-led-to-his-resignation\/","title":{"rendered":"Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Files Lawsuit Against State Attorney General Letitia James Stemming From Prior Sexual Misconduct Allegations That Led To His Resignation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n                                <!--  --><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s been a year since former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigned in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations and while he has hinted at his return to politics since then, he\u2019s currently gearing up for a legal battle involving the very woman who was instrumental in getting him out of office. According to reports, Andrew Cuomo has officially filed a lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James due to his claims that she improperly handled his legal representation request.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@TheHill reports, Andrew Cuomo has taken legal action against New York AG Letitia James due to his allegations that she improperly rejected his request for legal representation in his sexual misconduct lawsuit that ultimately led to his resignation. The lawsuit alleges that James arbitrarily denied the use of taxpayer funds to pay for Cuomo\u2019s legal counsel, which is contrary to New York law. Underneath that law, it states that the governor is entitled to defense in any civil action alleged while he was acting \u201cwithin the scope of his public employment or duties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elsewhere in the lawsuit, Andrew Cuomo says that on March 7<sup>th<\/sup> he contacted Letitia James\u2019s office and requested she provide legal counsel or approve private legal counsel in Cuomo\u2019s defense against the woman who accused him of sexual misconduct. However, he claims that she denied the request a month later without providing a basis for her decision. Cuomo is asking, via the lawsuit, for the court to formally vacate James\u2019s previous denial, declare she had a conflict of interest and refused to allow Cuomo to use private counsel paid for by the state of New York.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In response to the lawsuit, Letitia James slammed the former governor with an official statement. \u201cAndrew Cuomo is trying to force New Yorkers to pay his legal bills because he believes sexual harassment was within his \u2018scope of employment\u2019 as governor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She continued, adding \u201cSexually harassing young women who work for you is not part of anyone\u2019s job description. Taxpayers should not have to pony up for legal bills that could reach millions of dollars so Mr. Cuomo\u2019s lawyer can attack survivors of his abuse.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');<\/p>\n<p> fbq('init', '1743561565887263'); \nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><script>(function (d, s, id) {\n                    var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n                    if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n                    js = d.createElement(s);\n                    js.id = id;\n                    js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.4&appId=\";\n                    fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n                }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been a year since former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigned in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations and while he has hinted at his return to politics since then, he\u2019s currently gearing up for a legal battle involving the very woman who was instrumental in getting him out of office. 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